How Long to Read PHILIPPINE FOLK TALES (illustrated)

How Long Does it Take to Read PHILIPPINE FOLK TALES (illustrated)?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 6 minutes to read PHILIPPINE FOLK TALES (illustrated) by Mabel Cook Cole

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

PHILIPPINE FOLK TALES (illustrated) completed with original classic illustrations By MABEL COOK COLE PREFACE From time to time since the American occupation of the Islands, Philippine folk-tales have appeared in scientific publications, but never, so far as the writer is aware, has there been an attempt to offer to the general public a comprehensive popular collection of this material. It is my earnest hope that this collection of tales will give those who are interested opportunity to learn something of the magic, superstitions, and weird customs of the Filipinos, and to feel the charm of their wonder-world as it is pictured by these dark-skinned inhabitants of our Island possessions. In company with my husband, who was engaged in ethnological work for the Field Museum of Natural History, it was my good fortune to spend four years among the wild tribes of the Philippines, During this time we frequently heard these stories, either related by the people in their homes and around the camp fires or chanted by the pagan priests in communion with the spirits. The tales are now published in this little volume, with the addition of a few folk-legends that have appeared in the Journal of American Folk-Lore and in scientific publications, here retold with some additions made by native story-tellers. I have endeavored to select typical tales from tribes widely separated and varying in culture from savagery to a rather high degree of development. The stories are therefore divided into five groups, as follows: Tinguian, Igorot, the Wild Tribes of Mindanao, Moro, and Christian, The first two groups, Tinguian and Igorot, are from natives who inhabit the rugged mountain region of northwestern Luzon. From time immemorial they have been zealous head-hunters, and the stories teem with references to customs and superstitions connected with their savage practices. By far the largest number belong to the Tinguian group. In order to appreciate these tales to the fullest extent, we must understand the point of view of the Tinguian. To him they embody all the known traditions of "the first times"-of the people who inhabited the earth before the present race appeared, of the ancient heroes and their powers and achievements. In them he finds an explanation of and reason for many of his present laws and customs.

How long is PHILIPPINE FOLK TALES (illustrated)?

PHILIPPINE FOLK TALES (illustrated) by Mabel Cook Cole is 184 pages long, and a total of 46,736 words.

This makes it 62% the length of the average book. It also has 57% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read PHILIPPINE FOLK TALES (illustrated) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 15 minutes to read PHILIPPINE FOLK TALES (illustrated) aloud.

What Reading Level is PHILIPPINE FOLK TALES (illustrated)?

PHILIPPINE FOLK TALES (illustrated) is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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